
Financial Services Transformation
Modernised legacy systems for a major financial institution, resulting in 40% improved processing efficiency.
A selection of technology leadership, transformation and assurance outcomes for regulated organisations.

Modernised legacy systems for a major financial institution, resulting in 40% improved processing efficiency.

Led organisation-wide security transformation achieving ISO27001:2022 and Cyber Essentials Plus certification.

Supported a regulated organisation through a complex DSAR by defining search parameters, custodians, date ranges, keywords, mailboxes and Microsoft 365 locations, configuring eDiscovery cases and legal holds, running targeted searches, refining results to reduce duplication and irrelevant material, reviewing potentially responsive records for personal data, third-party data, privilege, confidentiality and exemptions, and preparing an auditable export pack.

A groundbreaking AI-powered platform that enhances user story validation and generation, minimising errors and increasing efficiency.

Delivered 4 bespoke off-system software developments, enabling self-service customer solutions and direct-to-market propositions.

Consolidated data centre services with a comprehensive infrastructure refresh including SAN/LAN/Wi-Fi and CDN implementation.

Revolutionised the bitumen supply chain with IoT-enabled real-time tracking and predictive analytics for temperature-controlled transport.

Led technology transformation and systems integration for two London-based SMEs following M&A.

Unified commerce platform for a major UK retailer, integrating in-store, online and mobile with real-time inventory.

Autonomous energy management integrating solar and Tesla Powerwall with smart-grid optimisation.

Migrated a private healthcare provider's clinical reporting estate to a governed Azure data platform with role-based access, patient-identifier tokenisation and NHS DSPT-aligned controls, cutting reporting cycles from weeks to hours and enabling safe secondary use of data for service planning.

Delivered a Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001:2022 readiness programme for a Cambridge academic institution, hardening identity, endpoint and Microsoft 365 tenants, introducing phishing-resistant MFA and giving the audit committee a prioritised remediation roadmap with measurable risk reduction.

Delivered a secure, self-hosted n8n proof of concept for 4th Dimension Innovation with four agentic AI workflows: automated document processing with duplicate prevention and full audit trail, a logistics parser converting unstructured webhook messages into standardised vehicle and location data, a RAG knowledge engine grounded in trusted sources, and a state-aware vehicle compliance agent monitoring MOT and warehouse movements. Built with least-privilege access, structured validation and auditability, and handed over with documentation, failure-mode testing and team training.

Provided virtual vCISO leadership for an organisation facing a complex NIST Cyber Security Framework audit. We translated the framework into practical, prioritised controls, mapped gaps to a sequenced remediation journey, and worked alongside internal teams and auditors to maintain momentum, evidence progress and give stakeholders the assurance they needed to close the audit cleanly.

Modernised legacy systems for a major financial institution, resulting in 40% improved processing efficiency.

Led organisation-wide security transformation achieving ISO27001:2022 and Cyber Essentials Plus certification.

Supported a regulated organisation through a complex DSAR by defining search parameters, custodians, date ranges, keywords, mailboxes and Microsoft 365 locations, configuring eDiscovery cases and legal holds, running targeted searches, refining results to reduce duplication and irrelevant material, reviewing potentially responsive records for personal data, third-party data, privilege, confidentiality and exemptions, and preparing an auditable export pack.

A groundbreaking AI-powered platform that enhances user story validation and generation, minimising errors and increasing efficiency.

Delivered 4 bespoke off-system software developments, enabling self-service customer solutions and direct-to-market propositions.

Consolidated data centre services with a comprehensive infrastructure refresh including SAN/LAN/Wi-Fi and CDN implementation.

Revolutionised the bitumen supply chain with IoT-enabled real-time tracking and predictive analytics for temperature-controlled transport.

Led technology transformation and systems integration for two London-based SMEs following M&A.

Unified commerce platform for a major UK retailer, integrating in-store, online and mobile with real-time inventory.

Autonomous energy management integrating solar and Tesla Powerwall with smart-grid optimisation.

Migrated a private healthcare provider's clinical reporting estate to a governed Azure data platform with role-based access, patient-identifier tokenisation and NHS DSPT-aligned controls, cutting reporting cycles from weeks to hours and enabling safe secondary use of data for service planning.

Delivered a Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001:2022 readiness programme for a Cambridge academic institution, hardening identity, endpoint and Microsoft 365 tenants, introducing phishing-resistant MFA and giving the audit committee a prioritised remediation roadmap with measurable risk reduction.

Delivered a secure, self-hosted n8n proof of concept for 4th Dimension Innovation with four agentic AI workflows: automated document processing with duplicate prevention and full audit trail, a logistics parser converting unstructured webhook messages into standardised vehicle and location data, a RAG knowledge engine grounded in trusted sources, and a state-aware vehicle compliance agent monitoring MOT and warehouse movements. Built with least-privilege access, structured validation and auditability, and handed over with documentation, failure-mode testing and team training.

Provided virtual vCISO leadership for an organisation facing a complex NIST Cyber Security Framework audit. We translated the framework into practical, prioritised controls, mapped gaps to a sequenced remediation journey, and worked alongside internal teams and auditors to maintain momentum, evidence progress and give stakeholders the assurance they needed to close the audit cleanly.

Modernised legacy systems for a major financial institution, resulting in 40% improved processing efficiency.

Led organisation-wide security transformation achieving ISO27001:2022 and Cyber Essentials Plus certification.

Supported a regulated organisation through a complex DSAR by defining search parameters, custodians, date ranges, keywords, mailboxes and Microsoft 365 locations, configuring eDiscovery cases and legal holds, running targeted searches, refining results to reduce duplication and irrelevant material, reviewing potentially responsive records for personal data, third-party data, privilege, confidentiality and exemptions, and preparing an auditable export pack.

A groundbreaking AI-powered platform that enhances user story validation and generation, minimising errors and increasing efficiency.

Delivered 4 bespoke off-system software developments, enabling self-service customer solutions and direct-to-market propositions.

Consolidated data centre services with a comprehensive infrastructure refresh including SAN/LAN/Wi-Fi and CDN implementation.

Revolutionised the bitumen supply chain with IoT-enabled real-time tracking and predictive analytics for temperature-controlled transport.

Led technology transformation and systems integration for two London-based SMEs following M&A.

Unified commerce platform for a major UK retailer, integrating in-store, online and mobile with real-time inventory.

Autonomous energy management integrating solar and Tesla Powerwall with smart-grid optimisation.

Migrated a private healthcare provider's clinical reporting estate to a governed Azure data platform with role-based access, patient-identifier tokenisation and NHS DSPT-aligned controls, cutting reporting cycles from weeks to hours and enabling safe secondary use of data for service planning.

Delivered a Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001:2022 readiness programme for a Cambridge academic institution, hardening identity, endpoint and Microsoft 365 tenants, introducing phishing-resistant MFA and giving the audit committee a prioritised remediation roadmap with measurable risk reduction.

Delivered a secure, self-hosted n8n proof of concept for 4th Dimension Innovation with four agentic AI workflows: automated document processing with duplicate prevention and full audit trail, a logistics parser converting unstructured webhook messages into standardised vehicle and location data, a RAG knowledge engine grounded in trusted sources, and a state-aware vehicle compliance agent monitoring MOT and warehouse movements. Built with least-privilege access, structured validation and auditability, and handed over with documentation, failure-mode testing and team training.

Provided virtual vCISO leadership for an organisation facing a complex NIST Cyber Security Framework audit. We translated the framework into practical, prioritised controls, mapped gaps to a sequenced remediation journey, and worked alongside internal teams and auditors to maintain momentum, evidence progress and give stakeholders the assurance they needed to close the audit cleanly.